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Wednesday, 11 August 2021
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Allegiant to open two Midwest bases in 2022
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The Las Vegas-based ULCC is the first US airline to exceed 2019 capacity levels since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis.
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Indonesian startup Super Air Jet launches service
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The carrier's initial route network is curtailed by COVID-19 travel restrictions in place in Indonesia.
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Wizz expands from Vilnius, plans Abu Dhabi-Bahrain route
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A third aircraft will be based in Lithuania’s capital, while Wizz’s Abu Dhabi-based offshoot is starting flights to Bahrain.
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Route Analysis: Kyiv-Lisbon
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SkyUp will rival Wizz Air for traffic between the capitals of Ukraine and Portugal.
Tuesday, 10 August 2021
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Air Canada shares plans for fully restoring its international network
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Senior VP of network planning Mark Galardo tells Routes he expects a big boost next month when Canada’s borders reopen for vaccinated travelers.
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Aeromexico plans second route to Madrid
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Mexico’s flag-carrier is increasing capacity to Spain by more than 20% with a new long-haul route from Guadalajara.
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Guatemala’s TAG Airlines to start Mexico operations
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Economic opportunities set to be created by Mexico’s Mayan Train project are behind the launch.
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Green Africa receives AOC, schedules maiden flights
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The Nigerian airline’s first route will launch on Aug. 12.
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AFRAA: 'Out of control' COVID-19 threatens African rebound
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African airlines' traffic in July was just 43% of pre-COVID-19 levels.
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Network Tracker: the global market (w/e Aug. 8, 2021)
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Routes’ latest infographic looks at the current state of the global aviation market as fresh lockdowns in China reverse its domestic recovery.
Monday, 9 August 2021
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London Southend owner ‘agnostic’ over Ryanair base closure
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The LCC's two-aircraft base will shut at the start of the upcoming northern winter season.
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S7 increases UAE network, Pegas Fly adds German routes
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S7 Airlines is launching flights to two new points in the United Arab Emirates, while Russian counterpart Pegas Fly is opening a trio of routes to...
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World2Fly wins final approval for US routes
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The US is set to receive services from the Spanish leisure carrier, which operates transatlantic services from MAD.
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Delta to boost transatlantic flying this fall
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The US carrier is restarting service to London Heathrow from Detroit and Seattle this fall.
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Route Analysis: Dubai-Glasgow
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Emirates is returning to the Scottish city after Dubai moved to the UK’s ‘amber’ list.
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Press Release: SunExpress seeks new airport partners to rebuild passenger traffic
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SunExpress is using Route Exchange’s RFP feature to expand its network in the British Isles.
Friday, 6 August 2021
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Turkish Airlines schedules new US route
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Flights between Istanbul and Dallas-Fort Worth will begin in September.
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Routes in brief: WestJet, Go First, SAS and more
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Routes rounds-up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carriers’ networks.
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Route Analysis: Munich-Washington Dulles
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Lufthansa has resumed a second route to Washington Dulles.
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Frontier Airlines says demand hit by Delta variant
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After a surge in domestic demand, the ULCC's CEO Barry Biffle says it sees a weakening in the traffic recovery.